Deleting Windows Setup from multiboot

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Alright was playing around w/ my Win XP disk looking if it gave an option to reformat before installing, but not actually looking to install any extra copy of the software and now everytime I reboot the multiboot screen comes up and asks me to choose between "Windows XP Home Edition" or "Windows Setup". This is quite annoying, especially since it defaults to the setup. Anyway to delete it and not have the multiboot pop up or at the very least have it default to the XP installation?
 
1. edit your c;\boot.ini file and remove line with windows setup
2. delete all files with "$" letter
 
1. edit your c;\boot.ini file and remove line with windows setup
2. delete all files with "$" letter
Cedric knows that I'm about to say (i'm sure), but for anyone else.... the boot.ini file is text only, and must be edited & saved as such. Be sure to back a copy up before editing.


Without a long technical explanation on the boot.ini file, I'll post what I use on my machine (and I use similar variations on other machines I install):

Code:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=c:\
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\NT2K="W2K F-drive  [fastdetect sos nodebug bootlog]" /fastdetect /sos /nodebug /bootlog
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\NT2K="W2K F-drive  [fastdetect sos nodebug bootlog vga]" /fastdetect /sos /nodebug /bootlog /basevideo
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\NT2K="W2K F-drive  [SafeBoot-Network][sos][Bootlog]" /sos /SAFEBOOT:NETWORK /BOOTLOG
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Win2000 Recovery Console" /cmdcons
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(5)\NT2K="W2K H-drive  [fastdetect sos nodebug bootlog]" /fastdetect /sos /nodebug /bootlog
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(5)\NT2K="W2K H-drive  [sos] [VGA Boot]" /sos /basevideo
C:\="Win95b OSR 2.1"
For those that want to delve.... it is a good starting point to just examine each line... do not not not NOT just cut amd paste mine into your own file.... unless you know each thing that you are using, esp. the UNC notation.

As the careful eye might detect, I am using NT to boot 3 and completely independent Operating Systems.

:)
 
I had already tried what you said civddict and all that does is change it from "Windows Setup" to "Windows (default)" and still does the same thing if I let the timer choose it. But I have since fixed the problem by deleting the boot.ini altogher! Yeah I know it was a crazy idea but hell it worked. Now all it says is Boot.ini invalid booting from C:\windows\ which is exactly what I want.
 
lol
it said windows (default) because that setup thing was default to boot to.
you need boot.ini. it is part of OS.

boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows /fastdetect

so your setup thing was still on line default=....
 
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